Posts by lancegalahadx

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The Evolution Of The Watchtower Cult

by pale.emperor in

since waking up from the cult i've been curious about where the cult is going and how will it end up?

will it fizzle out or become a little fringe "religion" like plymouth bretheren or the shakers?.

we've already seen the cult evolve from:.

lancegalahadx

Hmmmm...If I had to venture a guess (based on what happened to the Christian Science movement), I believe the org will eventually contract to about 20% of its current size, and level off there. How long that will take, I have no idea...

They will still have people doing more mindless busy work, but as long as they have some membership, they can claim to be a non-profit religious organization, and if they're smart about their money, won't have to worry about getting tons more from the slashed membership -- just manage their total asset portfolio properly.

Just my theory. I'd be interested in hearing others views on this.

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No longer Hidden

by HiddenPimo in

i wrote a letter some time ago and to my surprise and despite the elders manual saying that a letter is sufficient for establishing 'wrongdoing' they would not announce me as no longer a jw until i met with 2 elders to verbally acknowledge that the letter was written by me.. .

well yesterday i met with them and the meeting lasted 2 minutes.

"did you write the letter?

lancegalahadx

Welcome to your freedom! Sent you a PM...

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my story...

by Nikki collins in

many of you have asked about my story, so here it is.

it's a bit long lol.

however i still loved jeremy but because he wasn’t a witness i knew i could never be with him and have my family.

lancegalahadx

Wow...

I thought my life growing up sucked...

All I can say is I hope you can finally have peace, and eventually happiness...

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Anyone in the Greenville/Spartanburg SC area?

by Nikki collins in

jw
friends

looking for ones in my area.

been mentally out for years and finally im free and looking for friends because as most of you know the only family and friends i had were witnesses and now wont talk to me.

also lost out on relationships with my ""worldly"" family because you know.... that was bad.

lancegalahadx

Hi

Welcome to your freedom. I’m in Columbia. Please feel free to reach out if you’re comfortable — pm or email.

9

Cart encounters this weekend.

by OneEyedJoe in

on weekend mornings i like to take my dog for a long walk at a nearby lake.

recently there's been some cultists and a propaganda cart posted up along my walking path.

until today i've ignored them.

lancegalahadx

I really think they try to avoid people these days...

9

Flashback: Samuel Herd/Ashland Avenue Chicago

by Phaedra in

jw
friends

must have been mid to late 1970s.. it was when they still published the speakers' names on the light-blue circuit assembly programs.. i was a child sitting in the audience at ashland avenue's circuit assembly venue.

i loved that place with it's own basement cafeteria and baptism pool with a big jesus getting baptized mural behind it.. samuel herd was giving the talk.

my child self could only remember my father pointing him out on the program.

lancegalahadx

I went to Ashland Ave in Chicago from 1980 to 1988...it was replaced with Romeoville, and I remember my first CA in it in Feb 1989.

I also remember Sam Herd was the DO in the early 80s. Remember going to Hawthorne for those?

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Will Watchtower target the inactive?

by ToesUp in

jw
friends

if watchtower has no reason to df ones.

they have just become inactive.

do you all think wt will begin a witch hunt (df'ing) for these inactive ones?

lancegalahadx

I think it would also depend how 'important' you are socially, etc. If you're like me, I have no family or friends in my now 14+ year new home location.

Seeing as I've not gone to a meeting in over a year and a half, no one has bothered with me.

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A weird nut funny voice in the JW dramas

by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

many who have been a jw since the 70- 80s remember the jw dramas coming out yearly.. today they are movies but to the topic.... many of the voice actors are the same.. one however is plain odd.. lets list his roles as i remember:.

the exodus drama: janes.

gideon drama: an anger worshiper of baal.

lancegalahadx

Or how about this one -- "Heeeyyyyyyy LOT! Where are the men that came into you tonite? Bring them out to us, that we may have INTERCOURSE with them hehehehehehe...."

I believe the Lot drama was around 1988. I remember it at the then District convention. My mom even thought it was weird, and I just kinda laughed.

That dude with that voice was kinda like the "larger-than-life" bad guy...

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Reveal News Article: Jehovah’s Witnesses double down on Scripture used to ignore abuse by Trey Bundy

by AndersonsInfo in

https://www.revealnews.org/blog/jehovahs-witnesses-double-down-on-scripture-used-to-ignore-abuse/.

jehovah’s witnesses double down on scripture used to ignore abuse.

by trey bundy / november 9, 2017. gary breaux, a senior jehovah's witness official, speaks on the religion’s official internet video channel.

lancegalahadx

Just looking at this guy makes me sick. Yeah, I saw that portion of the wonderful broadcast. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the higher-ups were/are involved in abuse in some form or another.

This guy is a piece of shit! Along with his bosses. Hope they're reading this site too...

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What does the society fill about psychiatrist?.

by new boy in

jw
friends

please help .

more research for my book .

lancegalahadx

@snugglebunny

"the psychiatrist might try to convince the patient that the problem was his religion."

Ummmmm...yeah, the doc is probably right about that. They would rather have people in the org that feel like shit instead of helping them get better. Thanks, Jehovah...